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Cosmin faces Hecksberger in the "clasico" match

Al Ain Football Team's Romanian coach Olario Cosmin said in a pre conference held yesterday at the Club's premises that they are concentrating on their match against Al Wahda which will be played on Friday October 21st at Al Nahyan Stadium, kick off at 8.00pm because it is a big challenge for both teams. He added," We will try to come out with the same performance of the first round. I have great confidence in the players who have desire to exert more efforts in the forthcoming matches".

Cosmin disclosed that he is well aware of the positive and negative points appeared in their opening encounter which ended with a 2-0 over Al Nasr. He assured that Al Wahda have good local and expatriate players with high harmony that make them a strong team and one of the best UAE professional teams. He described Al Wahda's striker Ismail Matar as one of the best players at the GCC level saying that Al Ain will face Al Wahda as a team and not a certain player.

On the other hand Al Wahda's Austrian coach Hecksberger said that the game will be strong and balanced and his defender Hayder Alo Ali will not participate due to injury and still not fit, in addition to Mohammad Al Shaiba of Oman who was sent off in the last match against Al Shabab and Ismail Matar whose participation is still doubtful."

Hecksberger added," Al Ain have good local and foreign elements and they played well against Al Nasr and they are one of the nominated teams to emerge champions of the league this season".

"Our National Team's players have enough rest and we depend on them in the next game, but we have offensive problems related to the possible absence of both Ismail and Biano."